Cheers to Omar and Indians fans

Giants, fans get soaked at AT&T Park

To watch a Giants game at Mays Field these days, you have to have a sense of humor. Anybody who can do...

Magowan’s second Barry mistake — the final straw

On the morning after Matt Cain tried to take back the mantle of best pitcher (and sometimes, hitter) on the team from...

Marvin Harrison: just another gun-toting NFL star?

Surprisingly little has been said about Marvin Harrison’s latest legal problems, showing again the near-religious deference football receives in this country, from...

The Giants’ offense is ruining Barry Zito

Today’s start by Barry Zito may have given the Giants the wakeup call they needed. Today Zito went five innings, giving up...

Why did skipping Zito for one start have to get so public?

Let’s play a little game of before and after. Before Bochy’s announcement that Barry Zito was moving to the bullpen: no worry...

Zito Will be a Starter Again Very Soon

Imagine if the Giants had traded Tim Lincecum to Toronto for Alex Rios. That indeed was the rumor at the general managers...

Zito’s Long Contract Leads to a “Small” Nickname

For What it’s Worth, the Schedule Favors the Warriors

With all the talk about how awesome the NBA’s Western Conference has been all season, it’s kind of funny to watch the...

I’ll Happily Work While the Young Giants Play

Work helped me out big-time today. Sure, I’m working towards a paycheck and all that, but today the assistance from my job...

Opening Day – We Knew it was Coming

Yesterday morning I took my bike out and cruised around the city, early enough so I wouldn’t miss the Giants face the...

And This Was Supposed to be This Team’s Strength?

Noah Lowry not only hit the backstop with wayward pitches so many times in two Spring appearances that it looked like he...

Just Call me Bay Area Jinx Guy

I almost feel guilty. Just one week into Spring Training, and the Giants’ lefty starters have already given two performances eerily similar...

The 2008 San Francisco Giants: Worst-Case Scenario

Technically this isn’t a worst-case scenario, because that could include something as horrific as a plane crash. What follows is probably better...

Fantasy Baseball: Be Like Beane on Draft Day

Billy Beane’s best quality is one that would serve many fantasy general managers well: he knows when one of his players is...